Follow the leader? Or smack the one you’re dancing with? Either way you look at it, Microsoft is raising a few eyebrows by announcing that is licensing ARM technology to further its aims in the mobile sector. Certainly, Microsoft isn’t giving up on Intel with this move, but it just points out how volatile the [...]
Word is bouncing around the Internet this afternoon that the still mysterious, still largely unconfirmed but getting closer to being confirmed HP Slate 500 is not going to be a consumer device but instead (wait for it…) heading to the Enterprise channel. Todd Bradley, HP’s Personal Systems Group Vice President, apparently spilled the beans at [...]
A topic that’s been bubbling up in my feeds lately is that of crapware on mobile phones. Previously, I questioned whether smartphones would grow into a breeding ground for these unnecessary applications. The answer thus far is not positive.
Cloud Engines introduced the Pogoplug Biz, a device that allows people to quickly and easily set up private clouds for their small businesses or small groups. The device is very similar to the Pogoplug, which our own Warner Crocker often raves about, but has a few extra bells and whistles. The Pogoplug Biz allows you [...]
It used to be both fun and scary living life on the bleeding edge as an early adopter of gadgets, software and services. And, I guess in a way it still is. But increasingly, I’m thinking that the label “early adopter” applies to just about all consumers of gadgets and the like. I used to [...]
I’ve mentioned this in passing a couple of times, but there is an OLED shortage. Samsung is taking the lead in addressing the problem, but building a new state-of-the-art factory takes more than a couple of months. In the meantime, there is an OLED shortage.
Crime doesn’t pay we’re told. It certainly doesn’t if you’re unlucky enough to steal an iPhone that is being tested at that moment for a real-time GPS tracking system. That’s what happened to Horatio Toure. On his bicycle he grabbed an iPhone out of an unsuspecting woman’s hands and took off. But that particular iPhone [...]
Yep, Microsoft is giving away employees to launch Windows Phone 7. Wait, that can’t be right. Oh no, they’re giving every employee a Windows Phone 7 phone, so the platform has a strong running start at launch.
From the prototype “found” in a bar to the “Antennagate” scandal, the iPhone 4 has been a real source of drama for Apple. They’ve handled the situations adequately enough, but what can they learn from all of this?
Our friends from Laptop Magazine interviewed Jason Bonfig, Best Buy’s VP of computing to interview the ‘most important person in the PC industry you’ve probably never heard.’ Bonfig oversees Best Buy’s value equation, a method that determines what PCs are sold in stores and online. What is and isn’t sold by Best Buy can influence [...]
With all the back and forth on whether the HP Slate/Hurricane/PalmPad/Slate 500 is dead or not, the device seems to have taken on mythic status, despite the fact it’s a demonstrated device with defined specs. There should be no question as to whether it exists. The only questions are if (or when) it will ship, [...]
The success of the EVO 4G has exceeded just about everyone’s expectations. Many Sprint stores are sold out of the device or have a pretty lean inventory. We’re all being hammered with Sprint’s ‘First’ advertising campaign and a day doesn’t go by that I don’t see at least a handful of the devices out in [...]
When the iPad was officially announced back in January a lot of us speculated that it would drive awareness of Tablet PCs. While the success of the iPad has kicked development of consumer slates into high gear, it hasn’t resulted in a lot more people seeking information about Tablet PCs. There’s still only one Tablet [...]
Our friend Joanna Stern installed a Pixel Qi 3Qi display on her Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 and the results look pretty good. The Pixel Qi transflective display, originally designed by the OLPC team, is now available from MakerShed for $275 and it appears to be a pretty simple upgrade. Outdoor transflective displays have been available on [...]
Just a few months ago Google kicked off sales of the Nexus One over at Google.com/phone. A few days ago Google announced that it received its last shipment of Nexus Ones and now the device is officially sold out. The Google Nexus One was a very appealing device and probably would’ve ended up with one [...]
Tell me you didn’t see this coming. Verizon is reported to be moving to capping its data services. This of course follows with what AT&T did after it realized its failed network can’t handle the data traffic that it advertises. These companies love to tell us how great their networks are but then play poor [...]
For some time now folks have been saying that social networks like Twitter and Facebook are replacing RSS as a way to get news and info. For some that may be true, for others not so much. But for those who like to find their info from what their friends and followers are sharing, Flipboard [...]
PCWorld is linking to an HP catalog page that sure looks like it is for the HP Slate. Called the HP Slate 500, the page says it is running Windows 7 Premium, has a 9.4 inch screen, has both pen and touch input. Another link mentioned in the PCWorld article says that the HP Slate [...]
One of the benefits of blogging about mobile gadgets is your family and friends know how to shop for you on holidays and birthdays. One of the detriments is that they mostly don’t know what to purchase when you are always trying out new gear. That then turns into a benefit when they provide you [...]
The tablet formerly known as the HP Slate or HP Hurricane and possibly now known as the HP PalmPad is rumored to be keeping its active digitizer despite running WebOS instead of Windows 7.
Couple of top players in the Tablet PC market are piquing interest with passing mentions and peeks at lightweight slates they have in the works. A Lenovo exec has been talking about their “LePad” while Toshiba Australia left audiences wanting more with a shot of their slate in development.
Actually, trademark filings show a name in all caps, so all we know for certain is that HP has a trademark on “PALMPAD” but presumably they’ll drop the casing on some of those letters if and when they introduce a PalmPad (or Palmpad).
Our friends from Netbook News are in the ASUS headquarters no doubt rummaging through their big room full of netbooks like kittens in a yarn factory. One tidbit they’ve snuck out is that the ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC will not ship with Windows Embedded Compact 7 as previously reported, but rather a version of Android.
I really enjoyed last week’s Evernote Trunk press conference. The company demonstrated how it and its partners would make the service even more useful and gave us a glimpse of the future of the note service. Here’s a video of the the one-hour Evernote presentation that I shot. GBM InkShows are sponsored by MobileDemand, makers [...]
They guys over at Engadget have their hands on a Samsung reference device running Windows Phone 7 and put together a very nice preview video. Microsoft is playing catch up with Windows Phone 7 and it’ll be very interesting to see if consumers actually end up buying Microsoft-powered phones when they’re released later this year. Microsoft [...]
The dead tree publishing industry is still figuring out how to make money by publishing its content online. One example is the The Times, which has begun requiring users to register and pay for some content, including the Sunday Times. The newspaper is prepared to lose 90% of its Sunday readership in exchange for a [...]
More good news about ritePen this week, following last week’s the release of 4.0. Recognizing the power of the new version, Motion Computing has signed up as a reseller of ritePen, offering it to their Tablet PC customers.
This morning I ran across an overview of 3M’s multi-touch display, which is capable of recognizing up to 20 touch inputs simultaneously. 3M apparently has more than 150 patents relating to touch displays and from the looks of the video demos they have packed more than a few into the MicroTouch M2256PW. At $1,549, you’ll probably need a [...]
Seems our old friend Hugh Sung, professional pianist and tablet enthusiast, isn’t sitting down when it comes to the next wave of tablets, specifically the iPad. Or rather, he’s committed to sitting down with them with new Bluetooth version of his AirTurn foot pedal page-turner.
Don’t take this as an rant against Apple. It isn’t. It’s just an acknowledgment that, in my view, Apple has finally and publicly admitted that like all corporate behemoths, it has moved on from the original vision on which it was founded. On Friday, Apple held a public funeral for that original spirit that attracted [...]
Research in Motion’s Co-CEOs aren’t taking Steve Jobs allegations of faulty antenna design laying down. The two have issued a statement after Steve Jobs held a press conference yesterday when he made the case that the iPhone 4′s reception issues aren’t unique to the iPhone 4. To demonstrate, he showed a video of a BlackBerry [...]
Filed in the category of “I wish I’d thought of that”, comes this post from Wired’s Gadget Lab, showing how to use the flexible GorillaPod as an iPad stand. I’ve got one of those little creations from Joby, but haven’t pulled it out in awhile. I think it is going in my gear bag today. [...]
I’m an Audible.com fan. I like to listen to audio books when I’m driving. I’ve been a member of Audible for quite some time and actually listening to audio books is one thing that makes driving to and fro occasionally something I look forward to. Audible’s selections of books keeps increasing as does my library [...]
Well, that was an exciting ride, but the end was pretty much as expected. Apple started their “Antennagate” press conference with the anticipated pomp and circumstance. Ultimately though, it all boiled down to giving away cases.
Ahead of the press circus being held in Cupertino, Apple yesterday released updates to iOS 4.0.1 for the iPhone 4 and iOS 3.2.1 for the iPad. Both are targeted at fixing connection problems, but in different ways for different issues. iOS 4.0.1 brings the now ironically famous “bar fix” that is supposed to display the [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
We had previously reported that grandfathered unlimited data plan subscribers of AT&T Mobility have begun to receive notices that they are excessively using their data plans with as little as 2 GB of data consumption within the month, and now we’re beginning to hear multiple sources report that they are receiving notices with as little [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: First Impressions and Size Comparisons
How big is it? Just saying the screen measures 5.3-inches diagonally doesn’t really help you picture it. So we compared it to the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR, and Galaxy Tab.
12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
iPhone 4S Battery Case Showdown: 6 Cases Battle For Power
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
If you’re more comfortable using a regular-sized pen, Samsung has an accessory that should please you. The $59.99 Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit has both an extra S Pen and a Holder that makes it the size of a normal pen. You get the side-button functionality and everything, just in a larger form factor.
Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
